Director Ly Hai announced that the film "Flip Side 8" will gather nearly 100 main and supporting actors, including veteran names such as Meritorious Artist Huu Chau, Meritorious Artist Tuyet Thu, Meritorious Artist Kim Phuong, and familiar actors such as Quach Ngoc Tuyen, Ta Lam, Minh Khue...
Notably, the film will also feature new faces acting for the first time, including Le Tuan Khang - a content creator who has attracted the most attention recently. He has more than 10 million followers on his personal page.
Previously, when the "Flip Side 8" crew announced the casting, Le Tuan Khang participated. On the afternoon of December 4, Ly Hai announced that Le Tuan Khang had a role in the film.
Sharing the reason for choosing Le Tuan Khang for his project, Ly Hai admitted: "Before that, I didn't know who Le Tuan Khang was. When you came to the casting, I saw that you were suitable for that role so I invited you. As for information about the role, I will keep it confidential. With Le Tuan Khang's ability, you will play this role well."
The male director affirmed that up until now, he has not chosen famous actors for his films. Ly Hai's criteria is to choose people who are suitable for the role he wants.
Ly Hai added that he chose Le Tuan Khang to act in the film because he was suitable for the role, not because of his fame or social media appeal.
The film will start filming on December 9, 2024 and is expected to be released on the occasion of April 30 - May 1, 2025.
Le Tuan Khang was born in 2002 in Soc Trang province. On his personal channel, he mainly makes videos sharing about the close, peaceful rural life in a humorous style.
Recently, Le Tuan Khang became a huge phenomenon on social networks when his personal channel increased by more than 6 million followers due to the incident of calling out the name of the content creator Khiet Dan to present an award.